tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post7286292131771207400..comments2023-11-05T01:50:47.040-07:00Comments on Bike Commute Tips Blog: Danger in the bike lanePaul Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893190816290007375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-7320088359893006862008-02-06T01:54:00.000-08:002008-02-06T01:54:00.000-08:00I think one of the problems with bike lanes (at le...I think one of the problems with bike lanes (at least in this country (UK) is that they tend to place the rider in a dangerous position (to the inside of traffic), when ideally you'd go to the centre of your lane so that traffic can see you.<BR/><BR/>Bike boxes (or ASLs (advanced stop lines), as they're called in the UK) are a partial answer, but the cyclist can still be caught filtering up the inside of traffic in the bike lane if the traffic begins to move before they reach the ASL. There are also problems here with traffic sitting in the ASL (illegal if they move into it after the traffic signal has changed to stop, but so poorly enforced that motorists tend to do it unless they're uncommonly knowledgable/courteous)<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, I feel that the answer lies in cyclists positioning appropriately at junctions, and motorists looking properly when they have to cross a bike lane.John the Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048680743149584464noreply@blogger.com